gas plant


noun

a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of white or reddish flowers and strong-smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor.
Also called fraxinella, dittany.

Example sentences from the Web for gas plant

  • But this protest failed and in 1835 a gas-plant was founded in Philadelphia.

    Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh

British Dictionary definitions for gas plant

gas plant

noun

an aromatic white-flowered Eurasian rutaceous plant, Dictamnus albus, that emits a vapour capable of being ignited Also called: burning bush, dittany, fraxinella